Lifestyle

The case for doing nothing (on holiday)

My best memories of gallivanting around Europe were of parks. They were found in the tranquility of self-reflection as I enjoyed the serenity of nature, clutching my too-expensive coffee and watching the ducks swim about in the river as the cold winter wind whipped the fallen leaves off the ground beside me.

Lifestyle Trevor Lee -

Why you shouldn’t finish your reading list

On being accepted into Oxford, everyone warned me about the reading lists. “You’ll be reading eight hours a day,” they said. At the time, it sounded almost romantic.

Lifestyle Anisha Mohammed -

Kilts, Ceilidhs and Calling: Inside the World of Oxford Reeling

It's Thursday night in New College's Long Room, and several dozen students are desperately trying to master The Plough Speed, which, for the uninitiated, is a mind boggling routine of side-steps, spins and shuffles.

Lifestyle Nancy Robson -

Moving cities, keeping home

l've moved cities enough times to know that leaving is never just about packing boxes. After spending eighteen years in London, I found myself applying to a number of different cities, including Oxford, for university.

Lifestyle Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

The Oxonian Dandy

Fashion. Clothing. Two independent and not-necessarily-linked concepts. But I find myself asking, what is the point of one without the other? Championing the two,...

Turn it off

Anna Wawrzonkowska urges us to switch off from the internet and switch off from Oxford this vacation

In defence of online nudity

When Snapchat first emerged, it prompted some mixed responses. “Why ever,” I heard a friend’s mother ask, “would someone want to send a photo...

An Oxford student’s guide to Wales

Rachel Evans wants to clarify a few things about the Welsh Nation

Recipe: Creme Egg brownies

An Easter recipe for chocolate heaven

Barefoot Café: Let Them Eat Cake

Mabel Whitchurch ventures to the sugary heights of Jericho

Distancing yourself from reality

Markus Beeken tells us his experiences of being in a long distance relationship at uni

I need to sort my shit out

Hugo McPherson faces up to his secret sleepwalking habit

Everyone say ‘Yah’ to a ‘Gap Yah’

Christian Bell thinks everyone should go on a gap year, even if it won’t change your life

No whine about no wine

Niluka Kavanagh tells us about her positive experience of dry January

Turns out I ‘reely’ cannot dance

Christian Bell tells us about his experience of the Oxford Reeling Ball

Clunch Review: Wadham

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull is in for a nasty shock.

Chez Chaz: Veggie Sides

Charlie Bishop livens up the meat and two veg with these fresh vegetable side dishes.

Restaurant Review: Portabello Grill in Summertown

Alys Key recommends this trendy South Parade bar and grill

Chez Chaz: Korma

Charlie Bishop injects some spice into this much maligned meal

Clunch Review: Christ Church

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull is appalled by Christ Church's high prices

Its not them it’s their…

It's most definitely their internships

I’ll swipe you off your feet

Cat Bean joins Tinder as a "social experiment" and is left conflicted

Recipe: Rajma

Charlie Bishop's Rajma is a taste sensation

Clunch Review: St. Anne’s

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull ventures to Anne's to check out the clunch scene

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